Bye bye Toyko

Today was the day we said goodbye to Toyko. We decided to book an overnight bus to Kyoto as it was half the price of the train and we could save money on a nights accommodation. It was a great plan until Nick checked his bank account. The hotel wouldn't give us just a nights worth of money back, they insisted they had to refund the whole stay and Nick paid again. Turns out he was charged £24 by the card company for the refund and then another £9 by lloyds because he had to use his bank card! So our money saving scheme wasn't as great as planned! With that in mind we decided to have a chilled out day of planning so we spent most of our time at the supermarket we love so very much. We hit up the arcade and wondered around the floors of shops before sitting down for a snacky lunch. Nick won a game of trumps by his 8 of clubs trumping my 7 of clubs. As you can see by his face he wasn't that happy about it really! I'd been eyeing up this ice cream place since we have been in Tokyo and seeing as it was our last day I gave in and got one. We alternated between spending time in the food court, Starbucks and then the hotel lobby. Luckily the hotel staff were lovely and let us keep our stuff there all day and use the reception after checking out, a huge literal weight off our shoulders. After some food in the evening we strapped on our bags, mines gained about a stone in weight, and headed to the bus station. This involves a long walk at one metro station to change lines, a walk we are so glad we never have to do again! We got there pretty early and when the overnight bus came we settled down with eye masks and ear plugs ready for the journey ahead.Read more